Comments on: Joe’s ten rules of commercial software development http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/ Ace King, Check it Out! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ozgen http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-10520 Ozgen Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:06:28 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-10520 #8 is wisdom applied to development! Target dates keep on slipping when certain features refuse to cooperate, or simply don't do what they are supposed to. In other words, rule #8 boils down to applying rule #9 to those asshole features :-) #8 is wisdom applied to development! Target dates keep on slipping when certain features refuse to cooperate, or simply don’t do what they are supposed to. In other words, rule #8 boils down to applying rule #9 to those asshole features :-)

]]> By: Toby http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-8872 Toby Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:37:18 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-8872 Context, Context, CONTEXT. All of these things are true... sometimes. Maybe even most of the time, but if you don't remember to take things in context you're sol anyway Context, Context, CONTEXT. All of these things are true… sometimes. Maybe even most of the time, but if you don’t remember to take things in context you’re sol anyway

]]> By: Len McGrane http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-8850 Len McGrane Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:23:35 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-8850 You said it, Joe. If someone can't work in a team ... remove them! This is something <a href="http://www.teamworx.cc" rel="nofollow">corporate team building programs</a> <b>DON'T</b> teach. They encourage a team to "build" and work together. But, even though labor laws and regulations make it difficult to dismiss staff, it will be the best thing you can do with a disruptive team member. Actually, for this reason, I have started to work with <a href="http://www.ithands.com" rel="nofollow">developers in India</a>. So far it has worked out fine. But if their teams, or individuals, don't work well for me I can easily slip away to someone else. You said it, Joe. If someone can’t work in a team … remove them! This is something corporate team building programs DON’T teach. They encourage a team to “build” and work together. But, even though labor laws and regulations make it difficult to dismiss staff, it will be the best thing you can do with a disruptive team member. Actually, for this reason, I have started to work with developers in India. So far it has worked out fine. But if their teams, or individuals, don’t work well for me I can easily slip away to someone else.

]]> By: Copacetic » Blog Archive » Somebody else believes in firing the asshole http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-6212 Copacetic » Blog Archive » Somebody else believes in firing the asshole Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:42:27 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-6212 [...] Dontcha just love external validation. Robert Sutton also believes in firing the Asshole (see rule 9). [...] [...] Dontcha just love external validation. Robert Sutton also believes in firing the Asshole (see rule 9). [...]

]]> By: Copacetic » Blog Archive » Stumbleupon kicks in with a traffic spike http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-4597 Copacetic » Blog Archive » Stumbleupon kicks in with a traffic spike Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:37:12 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-4597 [...] I seem to have hit some weird threshold in stumbleupon for the article Joe’s Ten Rules of Commercial Software Development. My webstats are up 753% for the article with 137 visitors today. For comparison I usually get about 40 or so visitors per day. Anybody know how stumbleupon works to promote your site? [...] [...] I seem to have hit some weird threshold in stumbleupon for the article Joe’s Ten Rules of Commercial Software Development. My webstats are up 753% for the article with 137 visitors today. For comparison I usually get about 40 or so visitors per day. Anybody know how stumbleupon works to promote your site? [...]

]]> By: Johnny K http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-3376 Johnny K Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:02:15 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-3376 There are two of us in the team. Only one of us refuses to do things. Guess I'm the asshole ;) There are two of us in the team. Only one of us refuses to do things. Guess I’m the asshole ;)

]]> By: Bref Murdoch http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2874 Bref Murdoch Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:21:10 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2874 #9! Ha, every team has an asshole... I think its part of the deal! (anybody in mind?) ... heheehee #9! Ha, every team has an asshole… I think its part of the deal! (anybody in mind?) … heheehee

]]> By: Navarik : : Ten rules of software development :: The Marine Data Network™ http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2869 Navarik : : Ten rules of software development :: The Marine Data Network™ Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:48:11 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2869 [...] Via Darren Barefoot, here are ten rules of commercial software development. I particular like #7: “One hour watching a novice user with a new piece of software is worth 24 hours of automated test.” [...] [...] Via Darren Barefoot, here are ten rules of commercial software development. I particular like #7: “One hour watching a novice user with a new piece of software is worth 24 hours of automated test.” [...]

]]> By: Joe’s Ten Rules of Software Development | DarrenBarefoot.com http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2860 Joe’s Ten Rules of Software Development | DarrenBarefoot.com Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:38:13 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2860 [...] Regardless, he’s assembled a list of rules for building software to sell to the masses: 100-1: This a good ratio of end-users to developers to aim for as a starting point. With less than this you don’t get feedback and the feedback you do get will tend to take you in strange directions. Remember if you build a stadium you have to fill it every weekend to make a return, software works off similar ratios. [...] [...] Regardless, he’s assembled a list of rules for building software to sell to the masses: 100-1: This a good ratio of end-users to developers to aim for as a starting point. With less than this you don’t get feedback and the feedback you do get will tend to take you in strange directions. Remember if you build a stadium you have to fill it every weekend to make a return, software works off similar ratios. [...]

]]> By: Darren http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2859 Darren Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:33:10 +0000 http://joedrumgoole.com/blog/2006/07/19/joes-ten-rules-of-commercial-software-development/#comment-2859 By the way, I dugg this badboy: http://digg.com/software/Ten_Rules_of_Commercial_Software_Development By the way, I dugg this badboy:

http://digg.com/software/Ten_Rules_of_Commercial_Software_Development

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